Former Chief Executive, Austin Donohoe, has been taking in the sites of the capital this week as part of his retirement present from St Cuthbert’s Care.
The gift of a trip to London was presented to Austin at his retirement celebration Mass held at Holy Cross Home Sunderland at the end of April, and promised a memorable sightseeing visit of his choice. The highlight of the couple of days in the capital was night at the theatre to see a performance of Les Miserables at the Queen’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Staying near Covent Garden, Austin’s train trip and retirement celebration also took in a tour of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, the Cenotaph and Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, the Imperial War Museum and a viewing of the installation of 888,246 poppies entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London.
After nearly 20 years in charge of the charity a trip to see “Les Mis” and some harrowing conflict memorials must have almost seemed like light relief!